Cedar Writes

Category: fiction

  • Easy Reading

    Easy Reading

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    I had something unusual happen to me yesterday (well, it started the day before, but…). I got so sucked into a story I couldn’t put it down (metaphorically, as it was online). I stopped long enough to make dinner for us, mainly because I felt guilty that I was ignoring the First Reader so I…

  • Review: Black Tide Rising

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    I’ve been reading John Ringo’s tales for well over a decade now, and I always look forward to them… except I wasn’t sure about this series. Although I’ve written a bit about zombies, most of what I have seen or read was, well, more humorous than anything. Human physiology just doesn’t work that way. But…

  • Warning Signs and Hope

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    Eric S Raymond nails a list of symptoms to look for as warnings signs that a book may be unreadable… 1. Evinces desire to be considered “serious artist”. 2. Idea content is absent or limited to politicized social criticism. 3. Heroism does not occur except as anti-heroic mockery. 4. All major characters are psychologically damaged.…

  • The God’s Wolfling: Final Snippet

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    Here it is, folks, the last snippet on the blog.. but you can buy the book now! (ebook release is officially tomorrow). Happy reading, and be sure to leave a review. I look forward to hearing what you thought of the whole thing. If you’re so inclined, pass the word on that the book is…

  • Cats, Magic, and the Hugos

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    I asked for suggestions on what to write about today, and got into a long chatty conversation with much silliness. This is why I love my friends. Sorry, Joe, I’m not writing about manly beards and why I like them today. Nor am I going to write about cat-rotating, Christopher, I have a dog, and…

  • The God’s Wolfling: Snippet 8

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    Only one more snippet before you can buy The God’s Wolfling and read it all in one gulp. Because I know some of you will! Release date is officially August 1, and a week from today is July 31, but I’m going to see about making it available that day earlier to my blog readers.…

  • Review: Elizabeth of Starland

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    So in one of life’s gentle ironies, Alma Boykin reviewed one of my books this week, when I was planning to review hers. We hadn’t talked about it beforehand, nor did I realize that today is the launch day for her new book in the Colplatschki series. You can’t write coincidences like this in fiction,…

  • The God’s Wolfling: Snippet 5

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    Good morning everyone. The convention is the past, chemistry is the now, and a long trip lies in my future. With work woven all around those constants. I am working on editing the manuscript to use my beta reader’s feedback in making it a better story. I will be sending it to my editor either…

  • Review: Peter Grant and Kate Paulk

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    I’m at LibertyCon today, and somewhat obviously, this was written days ago 🙂 I decided I’d review the book of a fellow con-goer, and also a (series of) book(s) about cons… Peter Grant’s new release, War to the Knife, is also the start to a new series. It opens like a scene from a Western…

  • Review: Double Dipping

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    Yes, I’m going to review two books again this week. I’m not saying it’s going to become a trend, but you can expect to see it again next week as well. I’m relaxing, enjoying summer, and a little more time than I ordinarily have. So I get to read more. And I have some great…

  • Tough Old Birds

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    Robert Hoyt (a budding young author and webcomic artist) made this comment on the bookface yesterday. “This has always bothered me: If the standard for when a student has completed his training is when he has bested his master, and you’ve picked for your mentor the classic “extremely old man” archetype, what do you do…

  • Formatting for Ebook Publication

    Formatting for Ebook Publication

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    I keep getting asked about this, and I think I answered it before, but then again, the requirements keep changing, so I’ll go over it again. Honestly, it’s getting much easier, and I fully anticipate that in a couple of years, it will be mush more plug-and-play than it is even now. Gone are the…